While the southern states experience their first week of pollen, the North East just can’t catch a break as it hunkers down for the fourth winter storm of the month. Expected to bring strong winds, tree damage, and power outages, Winter Storm Toby may be the heaviest snowstorm of the [...]
It’s no secret that ocean carriers have been struggling to turn a consistent profit in the past decade. Over time, steamship lines have phased out chassis ownership and invested in mega vessels to hedge against market risks, but the current U.S. trucking environment has created an impossible door delivery expectation, [...]
With temperatures 40 degrees below zero, extreme weather in Northern Corridor of Canada continues to disrupt rail lines. The impact affects the ability for locomotives to generate enough air flow for the train’s braking system. WHAT SHIPPERS CAN EXPECT: capacity, train lengths, and velocity have decreased; ocean port terminals Halifax, [...]
Following two winter storms in one week, the Northeast can’t catch a break. Cities like Boston and Nantucket experienced up to 3 feet of snow, while Green’s New Jersey office took on 6 inches. Here’s how East Coast ports are dealing with the arctic blast. Due to strong wind gusts [...]
While most shippers concentrate on negotiating April carrier contracts, or finding the right freight forwarder, to meet their 2018 goals, they should have noticed a much more prevalent issue happening creeping up, right here at home. U.S. trucking is in a tenuous state - capacity is tight, chassis are non-existent, [...]
Service contract season is just around the corner, and international shippers are asking themselves the age-old question, “are direct carrier contracts right for us?” Chances are, you’ve either hedged your bets by pairing with an NVOCC for flexibility, or are still weighing the advantages of fixed, annual pricing with a [...]
Nationwide, importers are struggling to get cargo containers picked up from U.S. ports as congestion and chassis shortages compound delays from winter storms and peaking consumer demand. When ocean carriers took themselves out of the chassis business, the industry stumbled to adjust; now, as we enter the dawn of mega-vessels, [...]
Following frigid air temperatures and unexpected snow, the following terminals are expecting delays and/or closures on January 4, 2018: PORT TERMINALS Boston Conley Terminal: Closed SCPA Terminals in Charleston: Scheduled to resume terminal operations today at 1:00PM *South Carolina DOT has issued truck restrictions on I-526 and I-26 Savannah: Scheduled [...]
Recently, numerous railroad operational changes have caused extensive transit-time delay and equipment shortages in the Los Angeles area. Combined with the increased volume of peak season shipping, these shortages have resulted in extended delays of departure schedules and service transit times. Due to the peak season volume and challenges around [...]
U.S. importers and exporters not budgeting or preparing for the impact of the electronic logging device (ELD) rule are in for a surprise next quarter. The electronic logging device (ELD) rule is part of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) transportation reauthorization bill signed into [...]
